It is, but the equivalent is "people with high end headphones replace their headphone cable all the time". And if the rumours are true that Apple will release

It is, but the equivalent is "people with high end headphones replace their headphone cable all the time". And if the rumours are true that Apple will release a lightning -> 3.5 mm female for standard earphones, there's nothing stopping them (or someone else) releasing a lightning -> 3.5 mm male to replace that cable.